March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
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
vernal equinox; spring equinox
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
half-florescent; half-bloomed
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
river surface; surface of a river
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tail (animal); tail end; tip
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
honorific/polite/humble prefix