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
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wherein; therein; thereinto
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-less; lacking; non-existing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(period of) a year; during an era
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
tradition; legend; folklore
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)