emperor (of Japan); mikado
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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 intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
senior high school; high school
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)