from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
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
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
depravity; corruption; degradation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
founder of a religious sect
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
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 set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
troubled times; turbulent times
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation