to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
woman; female; feminine gender
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
diagnosis; medical examination
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
strange disease; rare disease
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
method of treatment; cure; remedy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become clear; to be made public
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
your company; your shrine
planning; project; plan; design
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how; in what way; how about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then