world; society; people; the public
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
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
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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 aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unique; peculiar; singular
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
something like ...; something called ...
the same as always; day after day