first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Lehman; Lehmann; Leman; Rehmann; Laman
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
setting sail; departure (from a port)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
illumination; decorative lighting
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...