birth; creation; formation
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
International System of Units; SI
class-A; A class; A grade
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
tenth day of the month; ten days
cultivation; nurture; culture
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
stability; steadiness; equilibrium