worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
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
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
two persons; two people; pair; couple
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
now; the present time; just now; another; more
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)