to rain incessantly; to downpour
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
storehouse; warehouse; godown
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
considerably; fairly; quite
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ; to vary; to disagree
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cheap article; poor quality article
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious