commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
sense of values; values; value system
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 cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to pass (of time); to elapse
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
(police) detective; criminal matter
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last