full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...