ultimate; final; last; eventual
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inner citadel; core; center; centre
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
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.
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
the opposite direction; the other way
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
offense and defense; offence and defence
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
very good luck; excellent fortune
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...