to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
woman; female; feminine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
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 pick up; to find; to gather
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
though; notwithstanding; although
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible