long ago; once upon a time
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
attending (upon); keeping another company
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
wherein; therein; thereinto
educational institution; school; academy; campus
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
grandfather; male senior-citizen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
club activities; extracurricular activities
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
student (esp. a university student)
association; society; organization; organisation
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
bank; banking institution
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance