here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
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.
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
educational institution; school; academy; campus
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
our country; our land; one's own country
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")