raging fire; conflagration
drawing a sword; drawn sword
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
settlement; solution; resolution
all present; all concerned; all of us
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come