rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
not caring; not giving a damn
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in good health; alive and well; going strong
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)