small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
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.
alone; by oneself; on one's own
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
surroundings; environs; circumference
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
passing through without stopping; passing by
club activities; extracurricular activities
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda