man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
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.)
body; group; party; company; troupe
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
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
eastern part; the east (of a region)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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.
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit