Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)