something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
uni-; single; unitary; sole
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
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 cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen