shopping district; shopping street; downtown
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
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 ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
meal ticket; meal voucher
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
lottery; tombola; drawing
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
people; men and women; each person; everybody
centre of attention; center of attention
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
4th day of the month; four days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly