here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
history of Japan; Japanese history
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
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
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.
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
incident; affair; happening; event
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that