breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
day of month; counter for days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
proposal; proposition; suggestion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rule; reign; government; governing
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
great war; great battle; world war
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
participant; entrant; player; competitor
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
lottery (event); raffle; draw
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift