indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
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
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
until now; so far; up to the present
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to farm; to cultivate a field
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
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.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering