a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
first match (in a series)
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
war; battle; match; game; competition
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
how; in what way; how about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
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 crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)