flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
nothing but; except; no more than
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
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 hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
all; entire; whole; altogether
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)