how; in what way; how about
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
serious; severe; grave; acute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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 stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
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 stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pair; the two; both persons; both things