blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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 cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
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
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
shadow figure; silhouette
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to collect; to assemble; to gather
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now; the present time; just now; another; more
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work