today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Setagaya City; Setagaya Ward
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
person admitted (to a care facility, training institution, etc.); inmate
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
clean water; purified water
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
water filter; water purification system
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
irritativeness; irritation; stimulativeness; pungency
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
offender; criminal; culprit
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
all companies; each company