territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
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
early (days); initial stage; initial
starting point; starting line
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
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 feel; to sense; to experience
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
it is not (like that) either
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station