something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
reading aloud; recitation
please (give me); please (do for me)
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, 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
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)