empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reform; reformation; reorganization
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question