lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)