Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be worried; to be troubled
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo