one's house; one's home; one's family
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
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
notice; notification; report; posting
postcard; memo; note; card
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
course; route; path; process; means
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
family; members of a family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
while; during; while; although; all; both
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
war; fighting; fierce competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame