everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
suffix for familiar person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
fate; destiny; predestination
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
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.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe