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
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
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); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)