indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the other day; a few days ago
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
suffix for familiar person
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
International Olympic Committee; IOC; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IOC; input-output controller; IOC
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure