rikka; formal style of ikebana
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
Japan Tourism Agency; JTA
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; so
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; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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; ministry
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day