March; third month of the lunar calendar
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
from the viewpoint of; according to
long ago; a long time ago; already
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
even though; despite; when
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
attendance (at school); going to school
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period of time; time slot; time zone
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
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
wherein; therein; thereinto
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such ... as; or some such
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful