so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mask; disguise; guise; mask
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 hide; to keep to oneself
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
decoration; ornament; trimmings
ankh (hieroglyphic symbol for life)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
intensification; aggravation
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
people; men and women; each person; everybody
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
in the end; on top of that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
how; in what way; how about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)