chief; main; principal; important
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; situation; position; location
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do