department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
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
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
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)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
annual (plant); first-year student
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 turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
now; the present time; just now; another; more
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have a talk; to tell a story
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible