space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
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
to watch over; to watch attentively
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
around the world; throughout the world
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to chase; to run after; to pursue
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
senior high school; high school
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
educational institution; school; academy; campus
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
overseas assignment; overseas posting
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on