indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
moisture; humidity; dampness
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from this moment; henceforth
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
summer festival; summer matsuri
occurrence; happening; incident; event
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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