indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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.
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to stop walking; to pause
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round