to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bank; banking institution
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
100,000,000; one hundred million
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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.
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
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
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to extort (money); to blackmail
even more; still more; further
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
president (of a society); chairman
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
done; just done; just finished
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke