I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
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
seventh day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
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 turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
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
changing clothes; change of clothes
witnessing; observing; sighting
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to butt heads; to head-butt
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
chair; stool; post; office; position
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow