indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
royal capital; imperial capital
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
town; city; municipal; urban
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
people; men and women; each person; everybody
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
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 show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
royal castle; imperial castle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
name; given name; first name
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance