apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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
family; relatives; dependents; household
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
adds force or indicates command
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
how; in what way; how about
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o