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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
yellowtail caught during the cold season; cold yellowtail
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pink; erotic; 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; consciousness; one's senses
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
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; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
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 possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah