flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
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 compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to serve; to work for; to attend
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
woman; female; feminine gender
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
few decades; many decades; several decades
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
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.)