May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
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
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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 invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
food; food products; foodstuffs
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
leading product; flagship product; top product
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
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
coverall apron; cook's apron
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do