lucky omen; happy; auspicious
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sunlight; rays of the Sun
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to daub; to brush; to touch up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
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 play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
sunlight filtering through trees
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
student (esp. a university student)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated