order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
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 come back; to return; to recur
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
scenery; scene; landscape
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)