to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
calamity; disaster; accident
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
extermination; annihilation
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; equilibrium
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 (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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; above-mentioned; aforementioned
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-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
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...