when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
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 exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
little finger; pinky; little toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
parting; separation; farewell
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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.)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself