clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weather; fair weather; fine weather
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to have a talk; to tell a story
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
how; in what way; how about
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need