Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
since; henceforth; ever since
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
living by oneself; living alone
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid