gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
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 go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
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.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
instant; moment; for an instant