prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
shopping; purchased goods
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
royal capital; imperial capital
main street; avenue; boulevard
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.
while; during; while; although; all; both
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you