indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
local specialty; special product (of a region)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fishing industry; fishery
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
educational institution; school; academy; campus
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
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 leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox