fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
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
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
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.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that