at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to rock; to shake; to swing
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
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
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
village headman; village mayor
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek