house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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.
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
while; even though; despite
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
river; stream; River; the ... river
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
steamship; steamboat; steamer
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)