Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
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.
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
dispersing; breaking up; running away
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku