hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
as everyone knows; needless to point out
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
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
genius; prodigy; natural gift
strategist; tactician; schemer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
many; a lot; much; multitude
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
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 climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
midway; halfway through; in the course of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range