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.
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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
innumerable; countless; numberless
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
diving; submerging; going underwater
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very