preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue to rain or snow
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
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.
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself