duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
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
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
overall victory; championship
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.