today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
for example; for instance; e.g.
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
every year; yearly; annually
February; second month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
29th day of the month; 29 days
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
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.
three; three years of age
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else