flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bank; banking institution
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to feel; to sense; to experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...