Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
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
middle; centre; center; midpoint; 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
department store; department
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
gem; jewel; precious stone
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to collect; to assemble; to gather
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
exhibition; display; putting on show
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
so; like this; in this way
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)