to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
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
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
spirit power; magical power
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)