year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
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
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
by means of; due to; because of; according to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
progress; advance; improvement; development
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
absorption; suction; attraction
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
means of transportation; means of transport
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
battlefield; battleground
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during