being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
archipelago; chain of islands
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
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
vacant house; unoccupied house
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
real estate world; property market
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
real estate agent; realtor
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
section manager; section chief