rain;  rainy day;  rainy weather;  the November suit (in hanafuda)
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 you said;  he said;  if ... then;  do you seriously think that;  I already told you;  you should know by now that;  the said ...
 wood chip;  splinter;  thin shingles
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 to persevere;  to persist;  to insist that;  to stick to (one's opinion);  to remain in a place;  to stick to one's post
 konpeitō;  small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
 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 increase;  to add to;  to augment
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 ceiling;  ceiling price;  (price) ceiling
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to strike against;  to collide with;  to encounter;  to meet;  to clash
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 dangerous;  risky;  in danger;  in jeopardy;  uncertain;  unreliable
 yikes!;  eek!;  ook;  eek;  customer
 precisely;  exactly;  plumb;  damn;  stupid;  cursed
 because of;  owing to;  due to
 muddy;  covered with mud;  mud-caked
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 theme;  topic;  subject matter;  motif;  project;  slogan
 how;  in what way;  how about
 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.)
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
 natural;  reasonable;  obvious;  usual;  common;  ordinary
 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
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 difficult;  hard;  impossible;  unfeasible;  fussy;  particular;  gloomy
 happy;  glad;  pleased;  joyful;  delightful;  gratifying
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity
 to laugh;  to smile;  to sneer;  to ridicule;  to be dumbfounded;  to be flabbergasted
 whenever you want;  any time you like
 to sing;  to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.);  to compose a poem;  to recite a poem
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 and yet;  despite this;  but even so;  but even then;  however;  nevertheless
 sometime;  someday;  one day;  some time or other;  the other day;  in due course
 desire;  wish;  request;  entreaty;  prayer;  (written) application
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.);  to be realized;  to suit (e.g. a purpose);  to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.);  to match (implies competition);  to rival
 how long;  how far;  how much