to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
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
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
beyond that point; after that
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
it is not (like that) either
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
now; the present time; just now; another; more
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer