burning low; waning; declining
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
dark clouds; black clouds
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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 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
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
don't you think?; indicates question
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
royal capital; imperial capital
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come