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
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience