Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
four-wheel drive (vehicle)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 rock; to shake; to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
in comparison to; rather than
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to project; to stick out; to stand out
dozens; scores of; decades
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
high and low; rise and fall
difference; variation; difference
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
scenery; scene; landscape
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed