first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
surrender (fall) of a castle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
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
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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 emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
while; during; while; although; all; both
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
armband; arm band; brassard
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
(period of) a year; during an era
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
occupation; calling; livelihood
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...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
family; relatives; dependents; household
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for