dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
long day (esp. of spring)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
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 go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
open air; outdoors; outside
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
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
from the viewpoint of; according to
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop