ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
novel; original; new; innovative
planning; project; plan; design
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
program (e.g. TV); programme
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life; living; I; me; student
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon