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
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to rain incessantly; to downpour
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
number one; first; best; most; game; round
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
9th day of the month; nine days
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
day on which the temperature rises above 35°C; extremely hot day
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
southern part; the south (of a region)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
weather; fair weather; fine weather
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountains
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower