to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
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 unfold; to unroll; to open
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
soccer club (at a school); football club
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)