character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
war; battle; match; game; competition
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.
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
Democratic Party of Japan
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
religious organization; religious organisation
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work