magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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)
tradition; legend; folklore
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
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
product; produce; result; fruit
reality; actuality; hard fact
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
beginning; outset; first; onset
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
multiplication table; times table
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
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.
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
by means of; due to; because of; according to
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
police officer; policeman; policewoman
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for