the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
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
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dragon god; dragon king; naga
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
watchful waiting; careful supervision
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk