indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thicket; coppice; brushwood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
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
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
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.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)