midfielder (soccer); medium frequency; MF; manual focus; microfinance
library; book collection; paperback book
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
existence; possession; having; limited company
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one day; (on) a certain day
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
state of mind; mentality; psychology
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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 burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist