library; book collection; paperback book
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
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
young noblewoman; princess
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
pure heart; naivete; innocence
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
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.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to shake; to sway; to waver