cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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 celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
light; easy; non-serious; minor
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to rain incessantly; to downpour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
attendance (at school); going to school
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
expression; look; countenance; face
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point