why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
asterism (gemmology); optical star pattern in polished gemstones; starlight
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside