yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
waterworks bureau; water department
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
water filter; water purification system
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.
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
please (give me); please (do for me)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation