preface; foreword; preamble
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
journal; magazine; periodical
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
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...)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
of course; certainly; naturally
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
great man; hero; master mind
fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal
talk; story; conversation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
loyal retainer; loyal subject
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
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very