too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
senior high school; high school
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
senior high school; high school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
although I say; although one might say; although called
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
is something that; is that which
to be surprised; to be astonished
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...