to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
act of mercy; helping another person
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
raging fire; conflagration
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
gale; violent (strong) wind
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!