spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
still; even now; to this day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be found; to be discovered
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)