gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
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
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
twice; again; second time
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
appointed time; timetable; schedule
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
river; stream; River; the ... river
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
as usual; as is one's habit
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal