Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
February; second month of the lunar calendar
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
galactic empire (in science fiction)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
drama; play; powerful drug
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
intercept; interception; counter-attack
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)