setting off (on a trip); departure
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
man; male; masculine gender
silence (not speaking); muteness
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 watch over; to watch attentively
how long; how far; how much
don't you think?; indicates question
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to hide; to keep to oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
many; numerous; various; large number of
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)