temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
antiquity; the previous era
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(your) daughter; young woman
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
but; however; provided that
self-defense; self-defence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
rule; reign; government; governing
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne