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)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
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.
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...