average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
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
summer vacation; summer holiday
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in comparison to; rather than
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
mental image; mental picture; image
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period