one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait