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
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Ichihara Etsuko (1936.1-)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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 turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
performer; entertainer; actor
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to say; to tell; to state; to do
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
within the jurisdiction of
district; section; sector
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite