order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
respect and affection; love and respect
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
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.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
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
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
relation; connection; affinity