prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
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
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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.
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
same country; same province; the (said) country
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
first generation; founder
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till