to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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 abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)