ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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.
one's post; place of work; workplace
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that's the way it is; such is life
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise