first time; first; initial
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
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
Wood Dog (11th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
last month of the year; December
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
decorative lights; illumination
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
meeting hall; assembly hall
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
indignant; sorrowful; steadfast; determined
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
expression; look; countenance; face
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
eagle (Accipitridae family)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(hand) towel; handkerchief