Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuation; succession; series
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.
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
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.)
police; police officer; police station
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have meaning; to be meaningful
meaning; significance; sense
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work