first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
educational institution; school; academy; campus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass (of time); to elapse
March; third month of the lunar calendar
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
caller; visitor; company; guest
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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 accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know