to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
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
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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)
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
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.
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
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.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for