to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
dream for the future; hopes for the future
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
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
Japan's best; number one in Japan
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indeed; really; truly; very much
again; once more; a second time
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
sorry; excuse me; thank you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb