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)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
husband and wife; married couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
personal attendant; valet; maid
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inheritance; something given or received
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
social life; social intercourse
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage