that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be silent; to say nothing
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken