indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
library (usu. single-room); small library
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after school (at the end of the day)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
scenery; scene; landscape