light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
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 chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
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
legend; folklore; tradition
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
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 (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 to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
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 continue ...; to keep on ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine