indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one room apartment; studio apartment
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 dye; to colour; to color
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
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; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)