God; god; ace; king; superior person
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
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hard worker; hardworking person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
in comparison to; rather than
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
overcast sky in the rainy season
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)