this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to eat up; to consume (completely)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
time; hour; period; class
that is to say; so that means
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
of course; certainly; naturally
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of