popular name; common name; nickname; alias
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
group; bunch; crowd; group
official name; formal name
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.
federation of states; confederation of nations
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
break in time; interruption; pause
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dukedom; duchy; principality
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
by means of; due to; because of; according to
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event