if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
bento; Japanese box lunch
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 spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
considerably; greatly; a lot
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be excited; to be elated
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
midwinter; dead of winter
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
fresh verdure; new green leaves
longed-for; anxiously awaited
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...