blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
even more; still more; further
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 accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest