one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
river; stream; River; the ... river
step; stride; counter for steps
by means of; due to; because of; according to
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
genius; prodigy; natural gift
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
more than usual; especially; particularly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see