melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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.
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
while; during; while; although; all; both
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
light; easy; non-serious; minor
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
... years old; age (of) ...
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
many; much; plenty; hardly