ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
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.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dukedom; duchy; principality
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
gem; jewel; precious stone
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
of course; certainly; naturally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone