when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
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 wear; to be dressed in; to have on
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
emperor (of Japan); mikado
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
modesty; self-control; discretion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)