early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
stairs; stairway; staircase
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to thrust down; to push off
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant; bridesmaid; best man; cornerman; second
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that day; the very same day
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs