May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
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.
commencing with; including
some people; a few people; several people
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)