to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
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.
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
legendary beast; magical beast
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)