railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
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.
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
near; nearby; not far off
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
opening of the beachgoing season
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.)
middle and high-school students
neighbourhood; neighborhood
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively