year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
lux (unit of illuminance)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
on countless occasions; many a time
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to repeat; to do something over again
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
physical condition; state of health
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to ask for too much; to expect too much
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
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 destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself