tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
elegance; taste; refinement
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.
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
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
memories; recollections; reminiscence
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go past; to pass; to pass by
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
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed