Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
health care professional; medical worker
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...