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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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, ...
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to use (a thing, 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
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 vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance