indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
senior high school; high school
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
association of like-minded people
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; how about