clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
most ... ever; most ... up to now; more ... than ever before
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
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.
missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
program (e.g. TV); programme
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
speech meeting; assembly to hear a speech
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
voting; ballot; poll; vote
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
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.
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(present) head of a family
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty