rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
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
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to rest one's chin in one's hands
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as