shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suffix for familiar person
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fortune-telling; divination
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
such; this sort of; like this
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed