town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
name; given name; first name
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
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.
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ancient Shinto music and dancing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in the morning; during the morning
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
when it becomes; when it comes to
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk