one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be wanted
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
such; like that; that sort of; very
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
for the first time in one's life
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
District Public Prosecutor's Office
examination; investigation; prosecution
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
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.
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do