large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rivers and mountains; landscape
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
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.
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
transport corps; army service corps
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod