waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 demolish; to tear down; to pull down
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
construction; establishment
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?