Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
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
right in the middle (of); midst; height
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
association; society; organization; organisation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to bring; to take; to bring about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
news; word; tidings; omen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
and (also); both ... and; as well as
next term; next period; next version; next release
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
next generation; future generation
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
meaning; significance; sense
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as