preface; foreword; introduction
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
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
war; fighting; fierce competition
broad overview; general survey
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.
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to intend; to be sure that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
business trip; official trip
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
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.)