that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
older sister; elder sister
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
God; god; ace; king; superior person
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to say; to tell; to state; to do
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
man; male; masculine gender
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless