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
excursion; field trip; school trip
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless 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)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
arrest; apprehension; capture
release; liberation; acquittal
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
company president; manager; director
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)