here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
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
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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.
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
many; a lot; much; multitude
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...