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")
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ten; 10; ten years of age
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for