defense; defence; safeguard; protection
specialization; specialisation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
first time; first; initial
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
notice; attention; observation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
ten; 10; ten years of age
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
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization