continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
fertile; rich; productive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
on countless occasions; many a time
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
armed might; military power; the sword; force
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
royal capital; imperial capital
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existence; being; presence
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)