story; tale; talk; discussion
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
almost; roughly; approximately
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
government office; public office
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively