ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one day; (on) a certain day
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)