Concerning the Sound of a Train Whistle in the Night

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to consider; to think about

adverb (fukushi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

little while; short while; moment; instant

a while; quite a time

interjection (kandoushi)

it's been a long time

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

liking; fondness; love

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

thing; matter

incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis

circumstances; situation; state of affairs

work; business; affair

after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

noun, used as a suffix

nominalizing suffix

pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

which (of three or more)

whichever; any

interjection (kandoushi)

well; now; let me see

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

question; inquiry; enquiry

adverb (fukushi), conjunction, Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

or; possibly

Godan verb with `u' ending, transitive verb

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use

to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate

to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume

to use (language); to speak

to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

use; utility; effect; benefit

Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb

to tell; to indicate

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

midnight; dead of night