thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
corporate drone; corporate slave
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 ...
karōshi; death from overwork
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
leaping through time; time travel
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
regret; repentance; remorse
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation