period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
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
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to discuss; to talk together
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
Dragon King; promoted rook
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
in that way; thus; so; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
to rule; to govern; to administer
embodiment; realization; materialization
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others