Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
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.)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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; even if; 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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
then; well; so; well then
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 swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago