to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
society; the world; the times
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
unfairness; injustice; partiality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be badly made; to fail
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
to shout (in anger); to yell
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
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 nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)