large circle; great circle
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
disciple; pupil; follower
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
study; pursuit of knowledge
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
river; stream; River; the ... river
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; from; out of; except; but; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
abandoned child; foundling
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very