lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to take someone's life; to kill someone
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
brief storm; spell of bad weather; (a bout of) bad mood; trouble (e.g. at a meeting); storminess
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
all present; all concerned; all of us
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
useless resistance; vain struggle
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing