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
outline; summary; argument
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
student; follower; students and pupils
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
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.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
training; drill; practice; discipline
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
thought; consideration; thinking
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
military science; strategy; tactics
party; set; gang; company; person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
after that; afterwards; thereafter
counter for rules; rule; regulation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
payment default; overdue on a payment