light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sunlight; rays of the Sun
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 dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to provide; to arrange; to install
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)