the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
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
fate; destiny; predestination
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
devil; evil spirit; genie
this world; this life; world of the living
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that