falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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 bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
river; stream; River; the ... river
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
loudly reciting Amithaba's name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness; condoling rain
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
third day of the month; three days
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days