news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
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 receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
time; hour; period; class
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress