opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
second month of the lunar calendar; February
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rescue mission; evacuation operation
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
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 lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
force of a fire; force of flames
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as