flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to flare up; to burst into flames
flaring up; bursting into flames
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
family; members of a family
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.
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
police; police officer; police station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
even if; even though; however; no matter how
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to accept; to receive; to agree
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance