Nagano (city, prefecture)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
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
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
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.)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
until now; so far; up to the present
man; male; masculine gender
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial