lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the last moment; the very end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to