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
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired