to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
study; research; investigation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
in the meanwhile; during the time
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for