black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn towards; to point
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
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
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
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 shine; to glitter; to be bright
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
fate; destiny; predestination
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to push aside; to push one's way through
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer