mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
flowers and trees; flowering trees
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
here and there; in places
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt