ancient times; distant past; antiquity
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
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.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...