weather (meteorology) information
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
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
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as you are aware; as you know
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
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.
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
bank; banking institution
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)