press conference; news conference
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
please (give me); please (do for me)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
success or failure; result
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
attendance (at school); going to school
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
official announcement; proclamation
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything