Okinawa (city, prefecture)
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
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
strategy meeting; council of war
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
club budget; club expense
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
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.)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?