today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
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 mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Makihara Hiromi (1963.8.11-)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Arai Takahiro (1977.1.30-)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
war; battle; match; game; competition
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
SoftBank (Japanese telecommunications company)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
home area; home town; local
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
consecutive victories; series of victories
Giants (baseball team); Giant (novel, film)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date