Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
decoration; ornament; trimmings
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance