tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to spend time (on doing something)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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.)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
why; how; for what reason
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...