great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
tradition; legend; folklore
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 hate; to dislike; to loathe
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to spend time (on doing something)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
town; city; municipal; urban
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
form; shape; figure; visage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage