to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
contract; compact; agreement
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
meaning; significance; sense
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal