to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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.
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis