blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
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
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
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 the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to feel; to sense; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
river; stream; River; the ... river
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
war; fighting; fierce competition
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem