town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
when it becomes; when it comes to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
every person; every mouth; every entrance
such; this sort of; like this
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to have a talk; to tell a story
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person