from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
first month of the lunar calendar; January
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
greeting; a fine thing to say
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Charites (sister goddesses of charm and beauty); Graces; (arch.) chalice (for Holy Communion)
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 wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question