indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
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 cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
mountain stream; mountain torrent
river surface; surface of a river
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to fish; to have a line in the water
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open