one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
three; three years of age
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
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 play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
spring day; spring sunlight
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
war; fighting; fierce competition
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to move (house); to change residence
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!