fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
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
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
by means of; due to; because of; according to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
resentment; indignation; anger
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
surely (not); certainly (not)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest