benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
final; eventual; ultimate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
winner-takes-all (system)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
two times; twice; two degrees
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!