indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
once upon a time; a long time ago
again; once more; a second time
world fair; international exposition
our country; our land; one's own country
exhibit; article on display
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
image; figure; figure; form; image
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
constitution; rules; regulation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
two persons; two people; pair; couple
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to be surprised; to be astonished
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like