binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
January; first month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
beginning; outset; first; onset
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
name; given name; first name
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
worthy of special mention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
there is nothing; having nothing
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker