February; second month of the lunar calendar
22nd day of the month; 22 days
annotation; explanatory note; comment
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
retainer; vassal; servant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
now; the present time; just now; another; more
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
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.
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least