to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
while; during; while; although; all; both
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother; elder brother
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)