line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
dominion; territory; possession
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.
recovery; rescue; recapture
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
body; group; party; company; troupe
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...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you (plural); all of you; you all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings