commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
genuine; authentic; true; real
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
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...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
enterprise; business; company; corporation
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
government worker; public servant; civil servant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
police officer; policeman; policewoman
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
while; during; while; although; all; both
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wicked tongue; abusive language
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
in this manner; in this way; like this
woman; female; feminine gender
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during