royal capital; imperial capital
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
form; shape; figure; visage
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 keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
identification papers; ID
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
guard; sentinel; garrison
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in comparison to; rather than
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into