the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
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 contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the whole area; all areas
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
by means of; due to; because of; according to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now