rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
base (military, expedition, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
than; other than; except; but
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
people; citizens; subjects; folk
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
quickly; calmly; intently
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to cease; to stop; to be over
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing