to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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)
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
while; during; while; although; all; both
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to ascend; to go up; to climb
even though; despite; when
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
family; relatives; dependents; household
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo