steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
detective team; study group; club
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed