order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
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
journal; magazine; periodical
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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.
wherein; therein; thereinto
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...