cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Son of God; child of an emperor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
name; given name; first name
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
father; dad; husband; you; he
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
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.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder