indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
winning ticket (in a lottery, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)