suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
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.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
traveler; traveller; stranger
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
don't you think?; indicates question
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?