indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
mountain range; mountain belt
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
whole nation; whole land; whole country
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 shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
people; men and women; each person; everybody
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
calamity; disaster; misfortune
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
in history; ever; historical
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
two times; twice; two degrees
nothing but; except; no more than
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
legend; folklore; tradition
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality