one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
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
coronation ceremony; enthronement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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 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 govern; to manage; to subdue
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
again; once more; a second time
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
and then; and so; and; so then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become