in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
beginning; outset; first; onset
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
rebellion; great uprising
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment