flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
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
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
emperor (of Japan); mikado
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
head (of a university department); chairperson
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor