order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
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 tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ten-year-old; ten year old
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
occurrence; happening; incident; event
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
relation; connection; relevance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality