human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devil; evil spirit; genie
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
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
just one person; only one
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
emperor (of Japan); mikado
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
how long; how much; to what extent