novel; story; (work of) fiction
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
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 ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
bare ground revealed by melting snow
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
middle of the night; dead of night
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
feeling; sense; impression
after school (at the end of the day)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
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
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
that's the way it is; such is life
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.
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience