illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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
control; management (e.g. of a business)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; period; class
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
now; the present time; just now; another; more
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
jewelry store; jewellery store
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
convenient; handy; useful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
human being; human; person; character (of a person)