order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
at; in; at; when; by; with
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
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 collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
table of contents; contents
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)