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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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); (arch.) 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
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; 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; from; out of; except; but; more
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report