to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
last night; yesterday evening
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
Island; insula; island; islet
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
within; inside of; less than
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
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.
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important