Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
moisture; humidity; dampness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be muddy; to be slushy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine