preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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 rock; to shake; to swing
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")