indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
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.
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
midwinter; dead of winter
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry