monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
co-education; mixed education
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
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
Island; insula; island; islet
senior high school; high school
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
historic; historical; traditional