wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to come from; to have roots in
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 raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
existence; being; presence
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
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 ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry