foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
single word; a few words; brief comment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
from the beginning; from scratch
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Island; insula; island; islet
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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.
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
after that; afterwards; thereafter