July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
declaration of independence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
chilly; unpleasantly cold
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 feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch