now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
first part; first volume; prequel
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sovereign; emperor; monarch
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
woman; female; feminine gender
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then