what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
senior high school; high school
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
match; game; bout; contest
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.
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
right in the center (centre)
senior high school; high school
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
war; battle; match; game; competition
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do