by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
one-by-one; separately; in detail
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
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.)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...