large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
university town; college town
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
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 bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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
transactions; dealings; business
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
murder; killing; murderer
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)