April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
re-education; retraining; in-service training
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
farming; agriculture; cultivation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition