indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
war; fighting; fierce competition
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
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
Gundam (titular giant robot of anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
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.