character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
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
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
newly appointed; inaugural
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
murder; homicide; manslaughter
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward