wind music; wind instrument music
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
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
senior high school; high school
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
composition; setting (of music)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
water's edge; beach; shore
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for