order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
great person; eminent figure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I see; that's right; indeed
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
fee; charge; rate; material
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
be (that) as it may; having said that
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate