warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lowly person; lowliness; I
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh