nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
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
suffix for familiar person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
at that time; in those days
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 be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
future (usually near); prospects
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
enterprise; business; company; corporation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one large ...; a great ...
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
construction; establishment
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible