opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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 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; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
body; group; party; company; troupe
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
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
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(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.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
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