lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
direct control; direct supervision
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
yellowtail caught during the cold season; cold yellowtail
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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 take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah