sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
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 plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
occasional; infrequent; rare
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top