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)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
directly under; falling perpendicularly
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
major earthquake; large earthquake
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
natural calamity; disaster
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.
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
destruction; collapse; crumbling
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem