Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
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
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
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.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
meal ticket; meal voucher
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
common people; ordinary people; masses
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
general election (of the lower house)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
three; three years of age
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization