continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
eastern part; the east (of a region)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
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 remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
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; in; at; when; by; with; and then
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
dragon god; dragon king; naga
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
ancient time; age of the gods
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness