library; book collection; paperback book
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
only; merely; but; no more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage