forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
covering; protection; backing; relief
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
(initial) setup; installation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
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
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
(social) position; status
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 build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
scale; scope; plan; structure
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
professional league (sport)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf