year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
fort; stronghold; fortification
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
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
information; news; report; reward; retribution
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to bring; to take; to bring about
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000; hundred thousand
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
person killed in action; the war dead
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...