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
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
along; parallel to; in accordance with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
button (clothing); push-button
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 push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
some people; a few people; several people
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
again; once more; a second time
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast