to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
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
drowning; flood; shipwreck
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
river; stream; River; the ... river
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
police officer; policeman; policewoman
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be exhausted; to be worn out
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic