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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)

1

I can tell you; heh

1

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

1

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

78

time; hour; moment

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

6

origin; beginning

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

23

four

4

soul; spirit

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

4

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.

31

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

14

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

2

tusk; fang

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

11

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

5

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

4

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

5

group; mass

1

seven

11

counter for people

11

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

11

temple; monk

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

31

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

I; me

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

4

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

2

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

new; fresh; novel

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

44

Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku

4

coral

4

the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem

6

mica; isinglass

9

time warp; time travel

1

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.)

1

fairy-tale book

1

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

19

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

4