wind music; wind instrument music
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
senior high school; high school
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
composition (of music); setting; writing music
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
water's edge; beach; shore
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about