rikka; formal style of ikebana
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
government office; agency; board
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
government; administration
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)