early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
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
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
outside of; not covered by
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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 let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")