Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
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
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
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.
government; administration
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reality; actuality; hard fact
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to accept; to receive; to agree
Ministry of the Environment
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
information discovery; disclosure of information
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in comparison to; rather than
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
preference; priority; precedence
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)