one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
February; second month of the lunar calendar
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
Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
quite; utterly; really; completely
female private parts; female genitals
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
form; shape; figure; visage
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
older sister; elder sister
marriage proposal; marriage talks