swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by myself; in person; by oneself
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
two persons; two people; pair; couple
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly