rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for example; for instance; e.g.
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
people; men and women; each person; everybody
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)