to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
Nakahara Chuuya (1907-1937)
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to throw away; to abandon
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
weather-beaten; bleached skull
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
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 drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
affixing; pasting; sticking
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
very young; little; childish; immature