today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
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
Kokontei Shinshou (1877.4.4-1926.1.29) (1890.6.28-1973.9.21)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
Giants (Japanese baseball team)
victory celebration party; victory banquet
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
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.
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
counter for wheels and flowers
master; teacher; stable master
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
now; the present time; just now; another; more
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to keep (a person) waiting
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
upper reaches of a river; upstream
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor