mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
adds force or indicates command
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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 contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name