Kurashiki (city); storage charges
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
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
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
offender; criminal; culprit
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
memory; sense; experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
coming and going; commuting
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be found; to be discovered
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
written apology; written statement of regret
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk