one day; (on) a certain day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
for example; for instance; e.g.
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
suddenly; all of a sudden
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
that day; the very same day
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
completely; fully; entirely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
time; hour; period; class
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)