from now; from this moment; henceforth
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
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 operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
both groups; both factions
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
waking; waking up; awakening
by means of; due to; because of; according to
again; once more; a second time
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common