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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
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
revival; restoration; resuscitation
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
secret; private; surreptitious
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to use all one's strength (ability)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
military personnel; soldier
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing