one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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.
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
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
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)
society; the world; the times
incident; affair; happening; event
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
February; second month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first time; first; initial
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
agricultural, mountain and fishing villages; rural districts
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
all; entire; whole; altogether
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to