irritating; aggravating; upsetting
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
belligerence; fighting spirit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
ten; 10; ten years of age
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to