engineering firm; contractor
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
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
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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.
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
technique; art; skill; move
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
unexpected meeting; coincidence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother