Shouda Kazuhiro (1974.5.17-)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
man; male; masculine gender
at that time; in those days
empty lot; vacant plot of land
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
business park; office park
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do