human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
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.
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
street; quarter; district; area
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in the meanwhile; during the time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)