(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to return; to come home; to leave; 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
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
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; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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