early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fresh verdure; new green leaves
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
various families; various schools of thought
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
something like ...; something called ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
relation; connection; relevance
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips