particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
while; during; while; although; all; both
outcast; odd man out; pariah
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
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.)
... years old; age (of) ...
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
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.
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
bravery; courage; heroism
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade