light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tradition; legend; folklore
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance