flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
(arch.) armrest; desk; table
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
again; once more; a second time
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
chair; stool; post; office; position