several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; so
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
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
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; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in 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; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō 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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to