this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
every year; yearly; annually
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
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.
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ten; 10; ten years of age; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ago; since; before; previous
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman