first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Lehman; Lehmann; Leman; Rehmann; Laman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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
study; diligence; discount; reduction
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 a lump
setting sail; departure (from a port)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
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 stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely