indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
here and there; in places
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
central part; heart (of a city)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
district; section; sector
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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.