one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
incident; affair; happening; event
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a fire raging in one's own home
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious