history of; experience of
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)
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
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
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.
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
while; during; while; although; all; both
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
just because; even if; even though
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
settlement; solution; resolution
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
systematic; organized; organizational
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession