year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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.
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
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
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state