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)
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
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
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.
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
than; from; out of; except; but; more
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
suni (Neotragus moschatus)
worldly affairs; public affairs
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
advanced level; high grade; senior
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
emperor (of Japan); mikado