that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
surroundings; environs; circumference
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
nothing but; except; no more than