Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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.
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
world; society; people; the public
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
suffix for familiar person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah