year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
enterprise; business; company; corporation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
massing (of troops); gathering
representative; exemplary; model
Japanese corporation; Japanese subsidiary (of a foreign corporation)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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.
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
senior high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
disturbance; riot; mayhem
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
young person; youth; young
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)