to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
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
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
adds force or indicates command
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.
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
underground; subterranean
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
strength; power; proficiency; ability
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
right under; directly below
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
fort; stronghold; fortification
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict