dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
royal capital; imperial capital
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
every year; yearly; annually
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become