today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
... years old; age (of) ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)
to move (house); to change residence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school