preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to thrust away; to send flying
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sea of blood; pool of blood
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
battlefield; battleground
by all means; at all costs
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner