cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
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
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
while; during; while; although; all; both
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
loveable; very likeable; like very much