book; volume; this; present; main; head
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
family-oriented; familial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
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
solely; entirely; only; or
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.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
foreign element; impurity; admixture
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
is something that; is that which
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nature; property; disposition
above-mentioned; above-named; above
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
than; from; out of; except; but; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
one's deceased younger brother
considerably; fairly; quite
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
by means of; due to; because of; according to
hokora; small wayside shrine
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
survey; exploration; field investigation