piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
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
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in name only; titular; nominal
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
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.)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
going east; heading eastward
considerably; fairly; quite
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to blow harder and harder
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous