later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in this way; thus; such; uh...
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
I don't want to boast but
god of war; (fig.) war hero
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to attempt; to test; to try out
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
adds force or indicates command