to open (up) a Pandora's box
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); 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; from; out of; except; but; more
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
dominion; territory; 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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
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; the elements; 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 clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
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
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft