indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from this moment; henceforth
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
race (of people); type of person
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
around the world; throughout the world
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
democratization; democratisation
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
imperial university; university founded by the Empire of Japan between 1886 and 1939; Imperial University (name of the University of Tokyo between 1886 and 1897)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)