mourning (dead persons); memorial
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
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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.)
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
materials; data; document
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sales; amount sold; proceeds
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
considerably; greatly; a lot
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...