today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
trip abroad; overseas travel
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
now; the present time; just now; another; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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 make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
older sister; elder sister
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
older sister; lass; young lady
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)