time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to pass (of time); to elapse
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Franken (Germany); Vranken
than; from; out of; except; but; more
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to order; to command; to appoint
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons