hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
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
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
danger; peril; hazard; risk
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
the ancients; ancient people
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
descendant; progeny; offspring
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
by means of; due to; because of; according to