if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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.
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to gain a victory; to win
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement