(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
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.
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
I see; that's right; indeed
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder