everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
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.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
garden lantern; hanging lantern
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
candied apple; toffee apple
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
scenery; scene; landscape
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
exaltation; emotional uplift
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
even though; despite; when