prefix for forming ordinal numbers
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
spiritual realm of humanity
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; situation; position; location
town; city; municipal; urban
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
3000; three thousand; many
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
massing (of troops); gathering
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis