talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
study; research; investigation
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.
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
postgraduate course; graduate course
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
environment; circumstance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
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...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
pharmaceutical (drug) company
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
international; diplomatic intercourse
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis