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
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
beyond this point; from now on; after this
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!