clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
proposed site; site chosen
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have an eye on; to zero in on
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
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.
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself