middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
already; now; no longer; not any more
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to fight to the bitter end
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the last moment; the very end
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to