king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few