flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
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
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
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 around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to use up all one's strength
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah