story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; such is life
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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 run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
royal capital; imperial capital
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
(within a) territory; domains
beginning; outset; first; onset
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
scale; scope; plan; structure
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
chief; main; principal; major
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to live; to reside; to inhabit
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
imagination; supposition; guess