gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
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
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become