thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
person who is ...; thing that is ...
shoji (paper sliding door)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
suffix for familiar person
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
March; third month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
even though; despite; when
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
adds force or indicates command
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
only; merely; but; no more than
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted