disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
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 bring; to take; to bring about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
danger; peril; hazard; risk
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fight against; to oppose; to face
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
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
town; city; municipal; urban
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
direct control; direct supervision
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
by means of; due to; because of; according to
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience