traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
remote mountain; mountain recesses
The Tale of Genji (manga)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
due form; official; formality
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
birth; creation; formation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
court council; privy council
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser