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
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
again; once more; a second time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
smuggling (people); stowing away
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless