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
orphanage; children's home
great and splendid land (of Yamato); spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home; excellent location; splendid place
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
police officer; policeman; policewoman
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
young female rice planter; young girl
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...