indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
woman; female; feminine gender
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
this world; this life; world of the living
more than anything; above all else
in comparison to; rather than
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity