ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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 hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
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
representative; exemplary; model
street; quarter; district; area
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
long; drawn-out; very long
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing