the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
... years old; age (of) ...
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that's a different matter; that's a different story