counter for generations; epoch
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
system indicating court ranks by headgear colors (colours)
resolution; vote; decision
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
library; book collection; paperback book
table of contents; contents
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
instability; insecurity; crankiness
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
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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 repeat; to do something over again
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)