inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Fire Horse (43rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
a little bit; a little while
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
lately; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
than; other than; except; but
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after that; afterwards; thereafter
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck