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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
great laughter; burst of laughter
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)