10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
donation; contribution; offering
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
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.
going through; going via; going by way of
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally