weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very small; tiny; insignificant
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
guard; security guard; security officer
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
headquarters; head office; main office
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend