title; index; heading; headline; caption
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
righteousness; justice; right
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
in this way; thus; such; uh...
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
every year; yearly; annually
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(not so) much; (not) very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
export; exportation; efferent
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
study; diligence; discount; reduction