weather forecast; weather report
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
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
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
now; the present time; just now; another; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; JAXA
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise