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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because 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 carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")