Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
adds force or indicates command
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
violent explosion; bursting
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
confections; sweets; candy; cake
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
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.