questioner; interrogator; interpellator
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
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
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
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.
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
in that way; thus; so; so?
boiled and half-dried bonito
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall