organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
Digimon (internationally popular cartoon and comic series)
Digimon (internationally popular cartoon and comic series)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Island; insula; island; islet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
again; once more; a second time
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling