to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to have a talk; to tell a story
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be muddy; to be slushy
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
receiving an electric shock
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
silence; stillness; quietness
to jar; to creak; to grate
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum