whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
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
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nodding anemone (Anemone cernua); (arch.) chrysanthemum; (arch.) pine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
for example; for instance; e.g.
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound