table of contents; contents
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
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
talking politics; discussion of a law case
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
draw curtain; stage curtain
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
theatre; theater; playhouse
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
outside of; not covered by
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
posterity; future generations
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
cross; crossed; cruciform
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street