hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
program (e.g. TV); programme
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.
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court