Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
during; for the duration of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
doing whatever one pleases
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
height of; middle of; full bloom
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary