the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
it's been a long time; long time no see
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
debut work; one's first work
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
author; writer; novelist; artist
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)