talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
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.
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; cabinet (arcade games); housing; enclosure; chassis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
of course; certainly; naturally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
time; hour; period; class
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
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.)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as