grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 be surprised; to be astonished
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to approach; to draw near
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
suffix for familiar person
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
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
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end