first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in the meanwhile; during the time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and then; and so; and; so then
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cease; to stop; to be over
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Miyoshi Juro (1902-1958) (novelist and playwright)
ago; since; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
war; fighting; fierce competition
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
alone; by oneself; on one's own