situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
young female rice planter; young girl
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
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
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
second day of the month; two days
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how long; how much; to what extent
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
serious; severe; grave; acute
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
succession; continuation; series; sequence
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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 rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on