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
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
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
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
turning point; transition phase
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
allegiance; obedience; submission
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
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...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve; to work for; to attend
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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.
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recall; to remember; to recollect
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
school; school building; schoolhouse
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize