investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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.
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
like this; this sort; this way