preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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 run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part