closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
aquarium (building); oceanarium
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
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.
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to increase; to add to; to augment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
what kind of; what sort of; what
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
fast approach; quick intimacy
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up