Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to start writing (e.g. a book)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
January; first month of the lunar calendar
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
program (e.g. TV); programme
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date