illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to continue to rain or snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cease; to stop; to be over
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
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 float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
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
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor