one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
late at night; at a late hour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to face; to go towards; to head towards
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied