January; first month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
wall clock; grandfather clock
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
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 advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
antique store; curio store
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
material; materials; data; information; documents
all you want; as much as one wants
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience