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")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to collect; to assemble; to gather
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision