line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
territory; domain; dominion; possession
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.
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you (plural); all of you; you all
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings