this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calamity; misfortune; disaster
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
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
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
should; must; -able; probably; likely
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
like this; this sort; this way
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
legendary; fabled; fabulous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate