the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
12th day of the month; 12 days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day of spring; spring sun
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
13th day of the month; 13 days
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
northern part; the north (of a region)
area; region; district; locality
at; in; at; when; by; with
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock