time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
brightness; splendour; splendor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inn town; post town; post-station town
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
parting; separation; farewell
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
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 be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to pass (of time); to elapse
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dealing with; coping with
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
royal capital; imperial capital
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)