sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
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
management; administration; operation
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; by nature; from the start
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
of no interest; not interested
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
time; hour; period; class
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
finding employment; getting a job
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to