indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
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 (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
second-year student; biennial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
spring break; spring vacation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that day; the very same day
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to face; to go towards; to head towards
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
river; stream; River; the ... river
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question