on countless occasions; many a time
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to step firmly; to harden by treading
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
longing; great desire; aspiration
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
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
one's house; one's home; one's family
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
adds force or indicates command
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow off; to be blown off
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
front; frontage; facade; main
door; gate; opening; title page
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name