spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
library; book collection; paperback book
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
short story; short film; short poem
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...