life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
adds force or indicates command
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see