May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
senior high school; high school
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
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
storehouse; warehouse; godown
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
burned down; entirely destroyed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; another name; nickname; alias
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
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
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
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 go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to differ; to vary; to disagree
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
god of death; death deity; Death
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides