April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
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 drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)