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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
calamity; disaster; accident
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
war; fighting; fierce competition
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
suffix for familiar person
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm