indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
irritation; annoyance; frustration
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
movie director; film director
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
movie; film; motion picture
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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 create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
chief; main; principal; important
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)