April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sunlight; rays of the Sun
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 deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
general; popular; common; typical
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
northern part; the north (of a region)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)