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
soldier; combatant; warrior
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
solitude; loneliness; isolation
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
rood (measure of land area)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
worldly affairs; public affairs
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
annals; chronicle; chronology
than; from; out of; except; but; more
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
space; interval; space character; whitespace
other than; excluding; without
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and