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)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
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
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
assistant ...; probationary ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
outside of; not covered by
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(present) head of a family
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell