century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
most part; greater part; majority
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.
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
posterity; future life; life to come
prophetic writing (e.g. Biblical); written prophecy
study; research; investigation
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki