May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
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
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
day of a ceremony or event
chair; stool; post; office; position
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
air hole; windhole; ventilator
imagination; supposition; guess
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(some) more; even more; longer; further
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
in the end; on top of that