preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
battlefield; battleground
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
ten; 10; ten years of age
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
outward appearance; looks
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
existence; being; presence
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
curse; spell; malediction
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely