China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
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
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
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.
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
while; during; while; although; all; both
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts