spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
educational institution; school; academy; campus
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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 inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
senior high school; high school
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)