10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die out; to become extinct
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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.
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
alien (from another planet)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
again; once more; a second time
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back