region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
splendid horse; promoted bishop
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
heart attack; myocardial infarction
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical 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.
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
company; corporation; workplace
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
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
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bank; banking institution
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
board of directors; board of directors' meeting