flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
stepwise; one step at a time
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very