preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to mark the end; to spell the end
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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 accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
light; easy; non-serious; minor
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
territory; autonomous region
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
artificial island; man-made island
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang