circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
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
medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
every person; each one; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
along; parallel to; in accordance with
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda