second day of the month; two days
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 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 see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
after that; afterwards; thereafter
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to capture; to seize; to plunder
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart