red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
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
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question