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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
drama; play; powerful drug
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
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.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Digimon (internationally popular cartoon and comic series)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...