first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
wetting; love affair; lover
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
second 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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
morning; forenoon; just before noon
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
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 shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
river; stream; River; the ... river
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to blow through; to blow across
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding