from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difference; variation; difference
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
three; three years of age
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)