to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
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.
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
police; police officer; police station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to lose one's footing; to slip
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the other day; a few days ago
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
notice; attention; observation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
district; section; sector
business; trade; operations; sales
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
while alive; during one's lifetime
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
letter; missive; note; mail