such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
health; healthy; sound; fit
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
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
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work