previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
club activities; extracurricular activities
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
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)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
wherein; therein; thereinto
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
promotional video; music video; page view
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
even if not; even without
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity