the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
king; king; king (chess piece)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
devil; evil spirit; genie
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.
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to unfold; to unroll; to open
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?