year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
(electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
all; entire; whole; altogether
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
great scholar; profound scholar
association; society; organization; organisation
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
school; proofreading; proof
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
second year (college) student; sophomore