rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
called; known as; that; to say
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
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(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; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
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
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 expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
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