preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
eastern part; the east (of a region)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
don't you think?; indicates question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")