light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
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 decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fate; destiny; predestination
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like