talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
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
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
primary school; elementary school; grade school
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
three; three years of age
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
name; given name; first name
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
early (days); initial stage; initial
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
school building; schoolhouse
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
personality; style; appearance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period