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
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?