children and grandchildren; descendants
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fertile, productive field
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I have nothing to do with it
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
family; members of a family
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum