pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
international exposition; world expo; world fair
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
edict; ordinance; proclamation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
the West; the Occident; Western countries
major powers of the world; great powers
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
in that way; thus; so; so?
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring