from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
several hundred million years
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
government office; agency; board
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
progress; advance; improvement; development
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)