year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
again; once more; a second time
to make an appearance; to show up
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
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 permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
one by one; one after another; successively
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious