Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
direct-to-video film; direct-to-video movie
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
war; battle; match; game; competition
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
job application form; employee satisfaction
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
at; in; at; when; by; with
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
autonomous system; AS; Asperger syndrome; artistic swimming; Anglo-Saxon
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
legend; folklore; tradition
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
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 inherit; to succeed; to take over
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
blackberry (esp. the common blackberry, Rubus fruticosus)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast