Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
then; well; so; well then
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
another company; other company
planning; plan; project; arrangements
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to pierce through; to break through
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless 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.
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)