year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
at that time; in those days
living room (Japanese-style)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to join together; to combine; to join up
really; truly; indeed; good grief
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
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...
around the world; throughout the world
people; men and women; each person; everybody
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
first generation; founder
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing