preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
accumulation; accumulate; store
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
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.
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
rather than; more ... than ...
area; region; district; locality
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come