second month of the lunar calendar
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
mask; disguise; guise; mask
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
planning; project; plan; design
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
interruption; suspension; break
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
commandant; commanding officer; general
absence; disregard; indifference
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
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.
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
town; city; municipal; urban
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check