cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
then; well; so; well then
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is I who should say so
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
older sister; lass; young lady
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about