to begin to rain; to begin to snow
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
name; given name; first name
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament