hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
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.
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
due form; official; formality
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common