guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
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.
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage