that day; the very same day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
while; during; while; although; all; both
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
image; figure; figure; form; image
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to stop walking; to pause
to blow through; to blow across
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
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.
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
feeling; sense; impression
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)