our country; our land; one's own country
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
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)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
cave; cavern; peak; summit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
owner (esp. of a business)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah