yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
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
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
club activities; extracurricular activities
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
piece; fragment; one (object)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do