thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
myself; yourself; I; me; you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
although I say; although one might say; although called
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
name; given name; first name
(national) capital (city); metropolis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
... years old; age (of) ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both