nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
legendary beast; magical beast
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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
class-A; A class; A grade
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sword skills; swordsmanship
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
wounded person; injured person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)