to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
surroundings; environs; circumference
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
messenger; envoy; emissary
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; how about
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
else; in addition; besides
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
rule; reign; peaceful times
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)