from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
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)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
surroundings; environs; circumference
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
countries; (various) nations
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
rule; reign; government; governing
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
already; now; no longer; not any more
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 ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
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
first generation; founder
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal