year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
promotion (school, military, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to pass (of time); to elapse
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
river; stream; River; the ... river
promotion of regional development; encouragement of local development
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.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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...