year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
leader; guide; mentor; coach
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 ...
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
Gundam (titular giant robot of anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
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.
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to accept; to receive; to agree
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
isolation; being alone; being friendless
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
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet