under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
February; second month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
until now; so far; up to the present
all; entire; whole; altogether
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
primary school; elementary school; grade school
story; tale; talk; discussion
senior high school; high school
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures