(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
educational institution; school; academy; campus
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from the beginning; from scratch
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
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
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
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.
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
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 ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
another school; other schools
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament