necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
auspicious sign; good omen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
(religious) faith; belief; creed
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
that; the matter in question
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be silent; to say nothing
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)