how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to challenge (a person) to a fight
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to bring; to take; to bring about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
already; now; no longer; not any more
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
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
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
survival; survivor; relic
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor