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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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); province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weather; fair weather; fine weather
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
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; so
every year; yearly; annually
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
empress (consort); queen (consort)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
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