gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
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
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when it becomes; when it comes to
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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 form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together