wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
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.
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
nonchalant air; unruffled air
leading; guiding; commanding
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
record high; all-time high
head; brains; intellect; understanding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)