conquest; subjugation; overcoming
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.
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
interior; inside; internal
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bearing; heading; point of the compass
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of