to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
name; given name; first name
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
beautiful spring; fine spring day
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
early blooming; early flowering
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
school building; schoolhouse
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
annual (plant); first-year student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
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 wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing