woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
innermost depths of one's heart
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
many; much; plenty; hardly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case