hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
how; in what way; how about
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.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
2nd day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
please (give me); please (do for me)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda