too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
dry riverbed; river beach
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
-less; lacking; non-existing
in that way; thus; so; so?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
to continue to rain or snow
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more