mask; disguise; guise; mask
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
three; three years of age
incident; affair; happening; event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
birth; creation; formation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
control; check; restraint; inhibition
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.
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
putting into operation; invocation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
development; exploitation
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
you (plural); all of you; you all
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
head; brains; intellect; understanding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question