history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
supreme command; high command
headquarters; head office; main office
(college) president; secretary-general
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
advanced level; high grade; senior
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for