spring in full bloom; spring at its height
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
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
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
terrain; geographical features; topography
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
southern part; the south (of a region)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rising; ascending; climbing
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle