that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
really; truly; indeed; good grief
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(water-filled) paddy field
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
by means of; due to; because of; according to
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
record; record-setting; record-breaking
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon