today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
that day; the very same day
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
meaning; significance; sense
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
final; eventual; ultimate
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to amuse oneself; to make merry
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision