summer festival; summer matsuri
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
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 drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
royal castle; imperial castle
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
antiquity; the previous era
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
this world; this life; this generation; present day
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)