to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Yamashita Yousuke (1942.2-)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
village along a (large) river
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
honorific/polite/humble prefix
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
finish; finishing; finishing touches
sorry; excuse me; thank you