rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
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
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
one day; (on) a certain day
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
incident; affair; happening; event
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
transfer student; student changing schools
suffix for familiar person
the other day; a few days ago
meteor; shooting star; falling star
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
planning; project; plan; design
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
producer (film, TV, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
unit; (musical) group; band
to care for someone; to look after someone
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
management; administration; operation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then