head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
decorative lights; illumination
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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 bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
in deep black; in jet black
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
gem; jewel; precious stone
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to shed light; to cast light
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to make an appearance; to show up
wherein; therein; thereinto