flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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 be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
condensed milk; Soviet Union
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
imperial court; royal court
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
way one walks; one's walk
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good family; respectable family; decent family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if it is the case that ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember