ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
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
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
suddenly; all of a sudden
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
should; must; -able; probably; likely
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn