way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
special training; intensive training; crash course
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
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 finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
2nd day of the month; two days
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
a little bit; a little while
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach