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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 woman; young (animal); offshoot
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
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); province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)