tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
safety; welfare; well-being
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing