radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
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
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to turn towards; to point
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
in the mountains; among the mountains
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
one's own child; one's own children
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold