to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
long time; long interval; for quite some time
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
many; much; plenty; hardly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to increase; to add to; to augment
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to repeat; to do over again
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to raise one's voice; to shout
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant