previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
outline; summary; argument
Ymir (giant in Norse mythology)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
strong nation; powerful country
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
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 deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
cold reception; inhospitality
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
surroundings; environs; circumference
small number; few; minority
people; men and women; each person; everybody
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
adverse circumstances; adversity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible