opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
image; figure; figure; form; image
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back