medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
death (of an emperor); demise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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.
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
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
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out