indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
belatedly; though a little too late
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
influence; effect; impact
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
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 ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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 mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
longing for; burning desire
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
decision of a contest; finals
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise