finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
while; during; while; although; all; both
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
goods; merchandise; commercial items
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
every year; yearly; annually
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
greeting; a fine thing to say
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
30th day of the month; 30 days
koinobori; carp streamer; carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in May
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be photographed; to be projected
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Boys' Day celebration (May 5)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
boy; son; baby boy; young man
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)