July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anything and everything; just about everything
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality