May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
change in the law; legal reform
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
how; in what way; by what means
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
by myself; in person; by oneself
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
time; hour; period; class
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
just because; even if; even though
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
perfect; complete; flawless
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...