shopping district; shopping street; downtown
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
participation award; prize for participation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shopping; purchased goods
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
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.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
yen (currency of Japan); circle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
confections; sweets; candy; cake
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best