expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō 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
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
regular (TV or radio) program (with a fixed weekly or daily time slot)
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
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; to continue ...; 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; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark