to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
fertile; rich; productive
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding