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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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.
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this is why; this means; it is the case that
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
mysterious power of words to alter reality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
particularly; only; in the case of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...