expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
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
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
popular song program on radio or television
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
program (e.g. TV); programme
life; living; I; me; student
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.
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
beloved child; dear child
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark