honorific/polite/humble prefix
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spring break; spring vacation
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.
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
episode; anecdote; vignette
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to