Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
in accordance with; according to
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
going through; going via; going by way of
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
exclusive; attached to; specialist
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to serve; to work for; to attend
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember