indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's way (ahead); one's path
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
many; much; plenty; hardly
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fireball; bolide; fireball
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 vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress