thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
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
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
myself; yourself; I; me; you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
although I say; although one might say; although called
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
name; given name; first name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
family; members of a family
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both