(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon