guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
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
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to concern; to be related
writing; composition; essay; sentence
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Nihon kokugo dai jiten (famous Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
by means of; due to; because of; according to
editorial committee member; senior staff writer (newspaper)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at that time; in those days
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
professor; teaching; instruction
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
editor (in publishing, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
study; research; investigation
great authority; eminent person; luminary
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)