previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
strength; power; proficiency; ability
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
playhouse; theatre; theater
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(as alike as) two peas in a pod