character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
recollection; reminiscence
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
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.)
sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
soldier; combatant; warrior
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
religious organization; religious organisation
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
woman; female; feminine gender
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
next term; next period; next version; next release
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rank next to; to come after