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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(having) same family and personal name
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
surname; family name; last name
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
being adopted into the family of one's bride
two persons; two people; pair; couple
older sister; elder sister
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to name; to call; to christen; to term
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
job hunting; job searching
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
drowning; flood; shipwreck