pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
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
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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 burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fourth day of the month; four days
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
how; in what way; how about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is not (like that) either