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.
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
changing completely; transformation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
action of making something; -ification
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
in accordance with plans; just as planned
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up