how; in what way; how about
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Republic of Korea; South Korea; Han (ancient Chinese state)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
serious; severe; grave; acute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
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 stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things