magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
debut work; one's first work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Tokuma Shoten (publisher)
publication in a new format or binding; special edition
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
on the occasion of; at the time of
beginning; outset; first; onset
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
by myself; in person; by oneself
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
Lewes (UK); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking