now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sovereign; emperor; monarch
first part; first volume; prequel
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
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
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
older brother; elder brother
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
armed might; military power; the sword; force