institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
heart; guts; nerve; central part
originally; by nature; from the start
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandfather; male senior-citizen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
older sister; elder sister
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
medical care; medical treatment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(medical) doctor; physician
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least