today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
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.
missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
program (e.g. TV); programme
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
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.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
authority; power; influence
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(present) head of a family
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty