spring break; spring vacation
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
blood and iron; military might
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come to an end; to close the curtain
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...