cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
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.
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unexpectedly; surprisingly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
suffix for familiar person
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
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.)