school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
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.
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to face; to go towards; to head towards
corridor; hallway; passageway
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
chilly; unpleasantly cold
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to feel; to sense; to experience
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day