district; section; sector
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
elevation; height above sea level
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience