Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
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
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
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to collect; to assemble; to gather
now; the present time; just now; another; more
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
spirit power; magical power
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
air hole; windhole; ventilator
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
curse; spell; malediction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you; he
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then