indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
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.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
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
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just you wait and see (as a threat)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy