brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others