to open (up) a Pandora's box
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
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.
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
territory; domain; dominion; possession
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
northern part; the north (of a region)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
weather; fair weather; fine weather
airborne early-warning system; AWACS
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft