once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one's own child; one's own children
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
meaning; significance; sense
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
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)