July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
living room (Western style); sitting room
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
female high-school student
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
low dining table; tea table
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
such ... as; or some such
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
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 try and do something; to attempt to do something
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that