chapter one; first chapter
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)