hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
even though; despite; when
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 cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
sewing; needlework; embroidery
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
just the other day; quite recently
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
warrior princess (in fiction)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)