flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
in that way; thus; so; so?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)