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
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
while; during; while; although; all; both
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
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
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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 pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
scene; spectacle; sight; view
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as