year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
every year; yearly; annually
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
serialization; serialisation; serial story
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
again; once more; a second time