benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; period; class
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
medicine; medical science
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
splendid horse; promoted bishop
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time