beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
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.
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds or rabbits
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important