illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
baptismal ceremony; baptism
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.
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
unveiling; debut; introduction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
husband and wife; married couple
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)