full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what's what; heads or tails
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)