preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
promotion; raising of status
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
educational institution; school; academy; campus
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; close; conclusion; termination
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
time; hour; period; class
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
hair (on the head); pubic hair
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to rock; to shake; to swing
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day