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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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; incredible; fantastic; (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 apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
chalk (mineral); white wall
shadow figure; silhouette
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to collect; to assemble; to gather
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
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
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
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; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work