battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
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
rainy; showery; inclement
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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 laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to continue to rain or snow
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to cease; to stop; to be over
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
the front; honest; upright; decent
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify