holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(large) house; residence; mansion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
before the gate; in front of the gate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
door; gate; opening; title page
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.
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
polite; respectful; reverent
one bow; one salute; one greeting
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.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly