soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
day of spring; spring sun
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
standing statue; standing image
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in that way; thus; so; so?
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian