incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Thailand)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
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 dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its 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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
February; second month of the lunar calendar
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then