today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
founder; originator; pioneer
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
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
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 succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
emperor (of Japan); mikado
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; a second time
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked