this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
electricity; (electric) light
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.
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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.)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to order; to command; to appoint
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
equality; impartiality; evenness
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Japanese person; Japanese people
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for