chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sunlight; rays of the Sun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
in that way; thus; so; so?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
order of chivalry; chivalric order
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look