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)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
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); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
head; chief; boss; leader
brute courage; recklessness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem