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
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
staying the night; lodging (at)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
how; in what way; how about