meteor; shooting star; falling star
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
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
living thing; organism; creature; biology
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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.
commencing with; including
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi