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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
looking away; looking aside
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sword skills; swordsmanship
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o