previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
please (give me); please (do for me)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
relation; connection; relevance
book with the look and layout of a magazine
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)