one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hello; good day; good afternoon
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ten; 10; ten years of age
decision; determination; resolution
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole