to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
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
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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 defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
repulsion; repulsive force
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward