order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
living thing; living creature; animal; life
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 melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
ancient times; prehistoric times
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about