far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
Dragon King; promoted rook
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
existence; being; presence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
almost every day; almost daily
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
port city; harbor city; harbour city
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
order of chivalry; chivalric order
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to move around; to move about; to get around
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle