Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
road approaching a shrine
senior high school; high school
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
chorus; singing in a chorus
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
adviser; advisor; consultant
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you