indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
genuine; authentic; true; real
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
radiant smile; contented smile
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 float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
perfect; complete; flawless
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as