bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
than; from; out of; except; but; more
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish