this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
family; members of a family
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
it is not (like that) either
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
time; hour; period; class
that is to say; so that means
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
old age; old person; the old; the aged
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
of course; certainly; naturally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point