indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
while; during; while; although; all; both
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
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
way; method; means; (technical) specification
fall; drop; descent; coming down
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to die by drowning; to drown
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
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.
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
by means of; due to; because of; according to