ancient times; distant past; antiquity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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 swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
few decades; many decades; several decades
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
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
company; corporation; workplace
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to increase; to add to; to augment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing